Piper PA-24 Comanche, Service Manual

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PIPER COMANCHE SERVICE MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
1. Instructions for Continued Airworthiness
WARNING: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONTINUED AIRWORTHINESS (ICA) FOR ALL NON-PIPER
APPROVED STC INSTALLATIONS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS MANUAL. WHEN
A NON-PIPER APPROVED STC INSTALLATION IS INCORPORATED ON THE
AIRPLANE, THOSE PORTIONS OF THE AIRPLANE AFFECTED BY THE
INSTALLATION MUST BE INSPECTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ICA
PUBLISHED BY THE OWNER OF THE STC. SINCE NON-PIPER APPROVED STC
INSTALLATIONS MAY CHANGE SYSTEMS INTERFACE, OPERATING
CHARACTERISTICS AND COMPONENT LOADS OR STRESSES ON ADJACENT
STRUCTURES, THE PIPER PROVIDED ICA MAY NOT BE VALID FOR AIRPLANES
SO MODIFIED.
The Piper Twin Comanche Service Manual constitutes the Instructions for Continued Airworthiness for
the PA-24, PA-24-250/260, and PA-24-400 model airplanes in accordance with Federal Aviation
Regulations (FAR) Part 23, Appendix G. Section I contains the Airworthiness Limitations and the
Inspection Program is in Section III.
2. General
This publication is prepared in PIPER proprietary format with respect to arrangement and content.
WARNING: USE ONLY GENUINE PIPER PARTS OR PIPER APPROVED PARTS OBTAINED
FROM PIPER APPROVED SOURCES, IN CONNECTION WITH THE MAINTENANCE
AND REPAIR OF PIPER AIRPLANES.
This manual generally does not contain hardware callouts for installation. Hardware callouts are only
indicated where a special application is required. To confirm the correct hardware used, refer to the
PA-24 (Comanche) Parts Catalog, P/N 752-464, and FAR 43 for proper utilization.
Genuine PIPER parts are produced and inspected under rigorous procedures to insure airworthiness and
suitability for use in PIPER airplane applications. Parts purchased from sources other than PIPER, even
though identical in appearance, may not have had the required tests and inspections performed, may be
different in fabrication techniques and materials, and may be dangerous when installed in an airplane.
Additionally, reworked or salvaged parts or those parts obtained from non-PIPER approved sources, may
have service histories which are unknown or cannot be authenticated, may have been subjected to
unacceptable stresses or temperatures or may have other hidden damage not discernible through routine
visual or nondestructive testing. This may render the part, component or structural assembly, even
though originally manufactured by PIPER, unsuitable and unsafe for airplane use.
Piper Aircraft, Inc. expressly disclaims any responsibility for malfunctions, failures, damage or injury
caused by use of non-PIPER approved parts.
NOTE: Piper Aircraft, Inc. expressly reserves the right to supersede, cancel and/or declare obsolete any
part, part numbers, kits or publication that may be referenced in this manual without prior
notice.
In any question concerning the care of your airplane, be sure to include the airplane serial number in any
correspondence.
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